Doug Ashdown

Douglas "Doug" Wesley Ashdown (born 29 July 1942) is an Australian folk, country singer-songwriter who had a minor hit with "Winter in America" aka "Leave Love Enough Alone", which reached No.13 on the Dutch Singles Chart in 1978. In 1988 the song was covered by Dutch singer René Froger, and in 1994 by Australian group The Robertson Brothers. Ashdown reached No.53 on the Australian Go-Set Singles Chart with "The Saddest Song of All" released in August 1970. In 1977, his album, Trees won the TV Week (an Australian television entertainment magazine) King of Pop Award for 'Best Album Cover'.

Biography

Douglas Wesley Ashdown was born in 1942 in Adelaide, South Australia and at the age of 17 he travelled to England to play in a rock band. In 1961 he was back in Adelaide and played guitar alongside Bobby Bright as vocalist in The Bowmen. By 1965, as a solo singer-songwriter, he released his first album, This Is Doug Ashdown. His 1960s popular singles were "Something Strange" in 1968, and in 1969, "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On" (cover of the Jerry Lee Lewis' hit).

Doug Ashdown

Douglas "Doug" Wesley Ashdown (born 29 July 1942) is an Australian folk, country singer-songwriter who had a minor hit with "Winter in America" aka "Leave Love Enough Alone", which reached No.13 on the Dutch Singles Chart in 1978. In 1988 the song was covered by Dutch singer René Froger, and in 1994 by Australian group The Robertson Brothers. Ashdown reached No.53 on the Australian Go-Set Singles Chart with "The Saddest Song of All" released in August 1970. In 1977, his album, Trees won the TV Week (an Australian television entertainment magazine) King of Pop Award for 'Best Album Cover'.

Biography

Douglas Wesley Ashdown was born in 1942 in Adelaide, South Australia and at the age of 17 he travelled to England to play in a rock band. In 1961 he was back in Adelaide and played guitar alongside Bobby Bright as vocalist in The Bowmen. By 1965, as a solo singer-songwriter, he released his first album, This Is Doug Ashdown. His 1960s popular singles were "Something Strange" in 1968, and in 1969, "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On" (cover of the Jerry Lee Lewis' hit).

He and his older brother, Doug, and I would hang out during holidays when we were growing up, but I also used to go visit them in Alvin, Texas... So did Doug and Randy ... However, the six years between our ages, and the fact that he grew up in Foreman, Arkansas, and not Ashdown, was enough that we didn't hang out together like I had with Doug and Randy....

He and his older brother, Doug, and I would hang out during holidays when we were growing up, but I also used to go visit them in Alvin, Texas... So did Doug and Randy ... However, the six years between our ages, and the fact that he grew up in Foreman, Arkansas, and not Ashdown, was enough that we didn’t hang out together like I had with Doug and Randy....

Pete Ashdown, founder and CEO of Utah internet service provider XMission, voiced similar concerns. "You do a lot more intimate things on the internet than you do with any other medium," Ashdown said on KSL Newsradio's "Doug Wright Show." ... Ashdown said that blanket deregulation, ......

Pete Ashdown, founder and CEO of Utah internet service provider XMission, voiced similar concerns. "You do a lot more intimate things on the internet than you do with any other medium," Ashdown said on KSL Newsradio's "Doug Wright Show." ... Ashdown said that blanket deregulation, ......